A 45-year-old truck driver, Semiu Akanni, who allegedly drove recklessly and killed a motorcycle passenger, appeared on Monday in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. The police charged Akanni, who resides at Abeokuta, with manslaughter. The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Innocent Odugbo told the court that the accused committed the offence on Nov. 14 at 7.00 a. m. at Agbotikuyo Road, Agege, Lagos Odugbo said the accused recklessly drove a Volvo truck with Reg. No.BOG276XA and hit the motorcyclist and his passenger,… Read more

...As telecom subscribers hit 162,05 million The Federal Government is set to establish two additional satellites to support the Nigeria Communication Satellite system (NIGCOMSAT) to complement the existing NIGCOMSAT- 2. Minister for Communication, Dr. Adebayo Shittu, who disclosed this on Thursday at the 6th regular meeting of the National Council on Communication Technology (NCCT), in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, said this is to further boost the Telecommunications industry. Shittu added that the Federal Government is committed to using Information, Communication and… Read more

Thirty contestants have been selected out of 400 ladies, who applied to contest in the 2018 edition of the Queen Moremi Ajasoro Beauty Pageant, the organisers announced on Tuesday. Cultural Ambassador to the project, Princess Ronke Ademiluyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the contestants were selected after a two-day screening, held at Ile Ife in Osun. She said that the contestants, who must be Yoruba undergraduates, within the ages of 18 to 25 years, were… Read more

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday bemoaned the frustrations of Nigerians because of the state of affairs in the country, but said he still remained convinced that "God did not create Nigeria to be rudderless." Obasanjo said God created Nigeria and endowed her to be one of the great nations of the world, declaring that it is not the fault of God that the country is unable to attain its potential despite the great endowments. The ex - President spoke… Read more

The Ogun Government says it has empowered over 50 female sex workers across the state between January and August in order to take them off the street Mrs Biola Kufile- Okonji, Commissioner for Women Affairs, disclosed this in Abeokuta on Wednesday while playing host to the state House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development. The committee led by the Chairman, Mrs Juliana Akintayo, was on oversight visit to the ministry in Abeokuta. The commissioner, represented by Mr Olurotimi Sotubo,… Read more

Mr Femi Ogundimu, Director of Contributory Pension Scheme, Bureau of State Pension in Ogun, says the government has paid N6.3 billion to pensioners in the state between January and September. Ogundimu made this known while playing host to Ogun Assembly Committee on Establishment and Public Service Matters in Abeokuta on Tuesday. The committee, led by Mr Ojo Viwanu, its Chairman, was on oversight visit to the Bureau. Ogundimu said the state did not owe any arrears of monthly pension saying… Read more

African Students For Liberty (ASFL) has organised a leadership training workshop for pro-liberty students’ leaders at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) in Ogun State. The event was held at the CENT Auditorium on campus, with the objectives to develop the leadership capacity of the participants. Over 70 students participated in the capacity building in various areas, including event planning, students’ activism, public relations, leadership, and promoting sensible drug policies. The event started with a remark by Local Coordinator… Read more

Governor Ibikunle Amosun again blows hot regarding the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary and the 2019 general elections in Ogun state, vowing not to "surrender" the state to those desirous of reaping from where they had sowed nothing. Amosun added that he and his supporters are on ground, well prepared and ready for the 'profiteers' on which ever date the governorship primary is fixed. The Governor who made this known while addressing hundreds of APC members and supporters at… Read more

Confusion and apprehension suffused the air of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, and other parts of the state over conflicting information regarding the planned governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. While some information have it that the primary will hold this Sunday, another suggests it has been shifted till Monday, October 1, leaving party supporters, members and even some of the aspirants still unsure of what to believe. Six persons - Abdulkabir Adekunle Akinlade(Ogun West),… Read more

A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has restrained the leaders of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), from suspending or expelling ward executive committees of the party at Ifo Constituency 1 Wards 1, 2,3 and 11. In the judgement obtained by The Nation, 10 leaders of the affected wards in Ifo Local Government, instituted the legal action against the party leaders in the state over the alleged plan to expel them(plaintiffs). In the originating… Read more

A hit - and - run driver on Friday, crushed a woman and baby strapped to her back to death with his Mitsubishi vehicle in Ogun State. The accident which occurred at the Agro Service, Odeda, corridor of Abeokuta-Ibadan highway, also left the woman's toddler she held by the hand with injuries. The Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said the vehicle marked LSR604XQ "lost control due to over… Read more

... Call on governments, security agencies to halt to assault Hundreds of journalists in Ogun State took to a street of Abeokuta, the state capital, in protest over incessant harassment, arrest and detention of journalists in Nigeria by security agencies. The protesting journalists who wielded various placards inscriptions such as; "Enough of Attacks of Journalists and Media Houses," "Government Should respect Freedom of Press ," "No To Resurrection of Decree 2 of 1984, It is a Monster " among… Read more

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, (FUNAAB) indigenous chicken christened 'FUNAAB Alpha, a major breakthrough in animal breeding research and development, received certificate of registration on Tuesday from biotechnology body. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Felix Kolawole Salako who disclosed this at act ceremony marking the presentation of certificate of registration of FUNAAB Alpha by National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, NACGRAB. The improved indigenous chicken is said to be of standard comparable to the internationally acclaimed exotic… Read more